Fiqh of Marriage

Is it really haram to hold hands in public for spouses? Waht about just holding hands and nothing more? What if it’s in the culture of ours to do so

22 Oct

ANSWER: This is inappropriate as it would affect others with illnesses in their hearts! Those who hold hands in public, what is their intention of doing so? If they want to display their affections, they have the whole day and night when they are alone in their homes to do so! Insisting on doing it […]

Sheikh,In a muslim family the bride’s parents spend for the wedding feast,it goes inline with the practice of other faiths . So helping this event is sinful or it nullifies Islam as it involves following the practice of other faiths ?

Fiqh of Marriage

10 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in the bride’s side giving a feast on the wedding day, without any pressure from the groom’s side, therefore helping them in this is not sinful, providing there is no other haram activities involved, like music, free mixing between non mahrams etc.

Can a husband record the arguments between him and his wife and make there family listen to it as they live separately??

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

08 Sep

ANSWER: Of course not! This is prohibited spying and backbiting. Allah has said that spouses are eachother’s garments!

I and my husband both have good jobs. He is asking me to spend my money on our house whilst he is spending on his parents( which he claims). My salary account is joint account and his is personal. I know Islamically it’s the man’s duty to spend on me. 1) How can I tell him gently that I don’t want to spend my money and want him to spend on me.

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

19 Aug

ANSWER: Make him understand that along with his parents you are also his responsibility after the marriage and he should fulfill all your financial needs as he will be questioned about this in the hereafter. Give him references from the Quran and Sunnah in a polite manner and make dua for him to understand this. […]

Is a husband allowed to say no or not sleep with his wife without a reason just because he wants to control her or to belittle her. And if he keeps doing this as a form of “punishment,” even if she asks him for intimacy but he keeps denying without an excuse, what should the wife do?

Fiqh of Marriage

16 Aug

ANSWER: She needs to look into her marriage and whether it is worth continuing or not! It is mentioned in 4:34 that abandoning a rebellious wife who is disobedient is one of the ways of correcting her behavior. Therefore, a wise woman must reflect on her marriage and whether she is doing something wrong that […]

Is it permissible to fix the marriage/Nikah/Walima on the month of Muharram especially on the 9th or 10th Muharram as the 10th Muharram is a sad day for the Muslim Ummah?

Fiqh of Marriage, Innovations

08 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in this whatsoever!

I’m getting married next summer Insha’Allah and I know and agree that it’s haram to have music, dancing, free mixing and such things at the wedding but my relatives and groom and his family think it’s not a big deal and insist on having that kind of party. I’m afraid that they will pressure me and guilt me into accepting it. What should I do or say to avoid this?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters

06 Aug

ANSWER: You must not agree to this. You can threaten not to attend your own wedding if they insist on doing this. You need to hold your grounds and be steadfast and not compromise your deen.

We moved to Australia 5 yrs ago,it was my husbands decision,he has always asked my dad to support us-he made my father sell his property,help us buy house here & help settle. now my hsbnd wants to go back but my dad says it’s very foolish wasting all money-and he says if you go back now I will not support you settle again-now.we can’t afford going back on our own- what should I do

Fiqh of Marriage

04 Aug

ANSWER: Your father is not obliged to help your husband. It is your husband’s responsibility and not your father’s. It is obvious that your husband is irresponsible and anyone with dignity would not do such things and expect others to help him. This is called begging!

I’m 33 years old housewife and a mother of a two years old son.I am happily married but the problem is whenever my husband get upset on me he threats to give divorce or told me to get out from his house.and its constantly happening for 7 years. But nowadays I’m getting sick of such behavior. What should I do?

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

02 Aug

ANSWER: Whenever he does such a thing, you should make him feel that such a threat is not going to pass well by giving him the silent treatment where you show him that you are hurt and not willing to let it pass, though you are doing all of your chores as usual by cooking […]

I am from Bangladesh. In our country cousins can be married, but it is haraam to marry a cousin’s daughter and this marriage is not allowed anywhere in the society. If anyone wants to prove it halal, he has to be humiliated in the family and expelled from the society. My question to you is, is this marriage forbidden in Islam? Note that in our country, cousin’s daughter

Fiqh of Marriage, Mahram

29 Jul

ANSWER: These people are not following Islam. Ali Ibn Abi Taalib May Allah be pleased with him married his cousin’s daughter; Fatima the daughter of the prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam. Surely your people are ignorant and are not related to proper Islam, otherwise they wouldn’t have rejected something our beloved Prophet salla Allahu […]

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